St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-18

'hN 1iiO LiSlI>H ldilOIS uldk0 cXCetu-
lngly pretty evening dresses, retaining
the faultless fit, which is the highest
charm of their street gowns of cloth.
The first requisite of the dancing dress
is that it shall be short.
No dresses are made with trains eX-
cept for married ladies who expressly
order them. IyOry-white moires, SHIN
merlng satins in pale Nile green, deli
cate tea-rose, blush pink or pale Sevres
biue, ivOry-white peau de sOire and
Drocades i'll rich flower patterns and old
moorish patterns. woven with ''dulled"
silver and gold, are all chosen for even
ing dresses. Handsome evening toilets
are made principally of the new silks,
fhe designs and weight of which do not
accord well with elaborate and intricate
drapery: hence the skirts are usually
straight and fat and forming a long
train. A plain silk. used in combination
with the figured one, forms the drapery,
which reappearS in the majority of tot
lets this year. Frequently the front
and sides are of plain silk, separated by
she'll trimming OF lace from the grand
train of the heavier silk, which falls in
straight folds, very long.
MORE antique. plain or striped, is EN-
plOyed for the fiat front and sides of
skirts which have their fullneSs massed
on the tOurnure. When this skirt is for
young woman, slender and well
formed. it is accompanied by round
waist with handsome empire
sash. which has very long ends
falling on one side of the
skirt. weighted at their eXtremi-
ties with beads, paSsementerie or metal.
As regards the tOurnure, Ste,-l springs
are suppressed when the dress is made
OF light material, both in the skirt it
self and the separate hustle: in place of
steel springs, superimposCd layers of
stiff crinoline muslin are substituted.
Even with heavier stuff dresses the
tournure with steel springs is less used,
a down-filled cushion being preferred.
THE BEST LAID PLANS
OF mice and men gang aft aglee." The
old Scotch rhyme is continually proving
true, especially in the case of Mr.. Mar
vim here in New York. Mr.. NJ. was a
clerk in big wholesale store here until
five years ago, when he married the
daughter of his employer and began to
do nothing but live Oh the old man. In
return for the privilege of spnndinr his
wife'S private fortune he has treated
her like the scamp he is. 'tnrre were
no children, and the father year ago
determined to be rid of his unworthy
sOn-in-law. Detectives were employed
to watch him, but so well covered were
his tracks that he escaped until Friday
last. when he was confronted i'll Situa-
ton that will deliver one unhappy and
deluded woman from a designing and
unworthy husband.
Mr.. Marvin had to go to st. Louis Oh
business connected with his wife S
pr0perty-;he only business he attends
TO. He reached New York last
"Wednesday, and on Friday neat eX-
press parcel was delivered at the house,
addressed to Mr.. Marvin. For some
reason. possibly because upon pressure,
Mrs. NJ. discovered it was SmalliSh
female slipper, the lady opened the
package and beheld No. 3 Louis
QninZe slipper made of old gold and
crimson brOcade. 1t was very eXpen-
siye bit of fo0tgear. and INSIDE on the
blue silk lining, in small letters, was
found the name Miss Campbell" and
Oh the sole, tucked away next the high
heel, and the arched Spanish instep,
-Sas stamp bearing the lame and adj
dress of a well lsnown. Broadway shoe
store. Slipped inside the slipper the
lady. found the card of SecOnd-rate
hotel in Cincinnati, on which was writ
ten:
DEAR SIR: This was found by the
chambcrmaid after you left, and, con-
sulting New York directory. we are
enabled TO restore it to you. Respect
fully yours. flash Il WAFFLEs,
ProprietOrs Hotel de fOnest."
Saturday morning party called at
the Broadway shoe store TO get the adj
dress of Miss Campbell. for whom they
made shoes. The goOd-natured clerk
examined the books, and found they
made shoes for three Miss Campbells.
What sort of looking lady was she?
The person seeking information remem-
bered the slipper was a No. and A
width, and said: "A slender lady
AND THE CLERK DECIDED
it was Miss Campbell of Lexington ave-
me. The Lexington avenue house was
fiat house, and Saturday afternoon a
very agreeable man hanging around the
neighbOrhOod got acquainted with half
a dozen servants belonging to the build
ing. The janitOr'S son went round to
Third avenue and had several drinks
with his new made friend, and from him
the agreeable man learned that Miss
Campbell was a great swell, lived very
high and had plenty of fine friends, and
one whiskered gentleman who seemed
TO be her STEADY company" The steady
c0mpany's description tailed with that
of Mr.. Marvin's with the exception of
the whiSkers. and the fact that Miss
Campbell had been away the past two
weeks increased the favorable Symp-
toms of the case.
p The agreeable gentleman went away.
but his place was filed in part by an
other, and that other saw Marvin, evil
IDENTIFY disguised, enter the house at Q
o'clock Saturday evening. At 1880 he
had not come out. when an elderly gen
tleman and two severe-lOOking men
drove up, rang the janitOr's bell, and
had a short, but satisfactory, under
standing with that thrifty person. The
result was that all four went to the
third, which was the Campbell flat.
The bell was rung twice, when voice
asked who was there. The janitOr said
there '.WaS a strong smell of smoke
coming up from the kitchen of the fiat
next door, and he wanted to go out on
lIer fire-eScape to look in, as the family
had not yet got home, and he could not
open any DOORS"
The unsuspiciOus Miss Campbell
closed the parlOr door and opened the
hall door. The janitor struck down the
passage toward the kitchen, but the
other three gentlemen opened the par
lor door and turned up the light that
was burning dimly.
An OvercOat, hat and false whiskers
were thrown on plush lounge, which
the elderly man picked up, and. with
the two following, the trio passed under
a lovely draped arch into the boudOir of
Miss c.
THE LADY FLED
with alright into a dressing room be-
yond, while an indignant voice from
the bed demanded to know what ''this
intrusion meant?'
1.-THE house is on fire!" cried the
woman hastily dressing in the next
room.
.''Goodness, you don't say sop ex-
claimed the voice, as man In mauye
silk underwear sprang into the center
of the room.
tsHere'S Vour convenient WhiSkers